The holidays are sneaking up on us...what a great way to get started on your holiday cards. Four new sketches to get started. Try 1, 2, 3, or all 4. Everyone is welcome to jump in. We love to see everybody's creations.

Extra credit: A cartridge you haven't used for over a year...or close to it and add some bling and ribbon.

Lisa,Thanks so much for Hosting this week. I especially like the first two sketches, but I know all four will make very nice cards. I like the Extra Credit since it can be worked into all four of them. Looking forward to your sample cards!

Lisa thanks so much for jumping in and hosting again for us. I LOVE the sketches and hope to get started on them later today. I have a few birthday cards to make and also would like to get another Christmas card or too done.

DEE - hope you feel better real soon and can't wait to see what colors you come up with thi week. If you don't feel up to posting colors just let me know.

Lisa thanks for hosting this week. I can't wait to start on these! I've been doing some stamping lately, so it will be good to get back into my Cricut! LOL! I've been floating in and out on the Gina K Designs sight for a while. I'm in awe with her stuff! I could collect them all easily. Just saying so much to do and have fun with from her collections. :)

got the ideas for the cards but paper is the issue...why is it I can never find the "right" paper?

Ha ha ha ha I now exactly what you mean. I have so much paper, but sometimes I just can not find the right one, although lately I have had good luck finding paper pattern on my Imagine and printing it out

I got my sketch #2 done and I am pretty happy with how it turned out. Lisa great extra credit making us use those cartridges we had not used in a long time, I am too many to count where that is the case. I did pick out a couple for this card that I had not used in probably TWO years.

All the papers for this card were printed using my Imagine and the Lori's Garden cartridge. I flipped the center oval to better fit the drum shape.I made this card for my older brother's birthday and he plays the drums.The drum and drumsticks in cut from Everyday Paper Dolls, I colored it "marble" blue just like his drums are. I probably spent at least an hour on the drum alone.The "You Rock" was cut from the stamping cartridge. TFL

Hi Ladies!Another busy Soccer week-end....but in Phoenix this time. I did manage to get one card made, don't know about the rest, but will try my best to get them done. My DD hasvolunteered me to make Soccer posters for my DGS's soccer team.... a total of nineteen of them!! Should be a breeze since I made one using Cricuit Craft Room and saved the file. Will share it when I get the TSA logo on it.

Here is my Sketch #1 - used some wonderful Graphic 45 and old Anna Griffin papers. Cricut used was Fabulous Finds for the 3 picture frame and Teresa Collins December 25th for the layered sentiment and holly leaves. Added a brad and some traditional plaid ribbon and heat embossed the holly.

This is Sketch #4 - not too original but it is a simple card that works well. Papers are Recollections that I bought on sale after Christmas last year. Cricut used are Joys of the Season and Teresa Collins Dec 25th for the Noel.

And now Sketch #3 for my great nephew turning 3 in November. Thanks Lisa for encouraging us to use older carts - used Robots for the first time! I rarely cut by hand now, even simple rectangles. The card was designed in CCR and I used Robots, Fabulous Finds, Celebrations and Paper Lace 2 carts. I added a bit of bling. I used mainly scraps including the glitter paper. Embossed with the infamous Chicken Wire and Clockworks folders

Laura – nice of your to jump in and what a wonderful card! Great colouring and beautiful flower and ribbon.

Tomorrow is our Thanksgiving dinner. My DD has invited 2 friends and we've invited our neighbours so it will be a great day. We have the traditional turkey with stuffing, mashed potatoes, turnip and a harvest soup. Dessert is pumpkin squares and pumpkin pie. I've also made gluten free stuffing and gluten-free pumpkin pie for one of our guests. We'll spend some time in the afternoon walking on the grounds of the estate of one of our Prime Ministers.

Hi Ladies!Hope everyone is having a great week-end. Here in Phoenix at the Hilton waiting to go to the next soccer game at 2pm. Will be going to JoAnne's before the game to pick up some new Christmas-theme paper...not that I need some, of course!!

Hello ladies hope you are all having a great weekend.Yesterday was a very busy day for me, and never even made it into my craft room. My daughter was down to visit from Phoenix and my son is here from North Dakota so we spent the day together. Fun day!

I finished up my sketch #1 today. I made the background paper following a tutorial I found HERE I am so thrilled with how it came out that I decided this would be my Christmas card this year that I will make many of. I used the Christmas cartridge for the reindeer, an old one I haven't used for a very long time. Peace on earth and the snowflakes are stamped and heat embossed with silver embossing powder to add some sparkle/bling. I also added a red pearl to the reindeer nose and silver ribbon for the extra credit. TFL

Hi everyone! Here's my card for Sketch #2 in the ad colours. I stamped the white snowflakes on the blue background and also the blue snowflakes on the white paper. Cricut used was Speaking of Winter for the snowman and snowflake frame.

Here is my sketch #3 in the Ad Colors.Not much Cricut on here, in fact I cut the corners using the Jasmine cartridge (my favorite for corners)just so I would have some Cricut on this card. I embossed the background yellow paper with a Spellbinder 3D embossibility folder and my eBosserTFL Thanks Gisele, my fingers were all blue, but I love the way it turned out

Hi Ladies!Back from Phoenix...DGS won only 1 out of 3 Soccer games, but we had a very fun week-end, anyway. Have not made any more team posters as I am waiting for the Mom that is supplying the poster paper to get it to me, so in the meantime I will work on the sketches and try to get my cards done.

DeeIf you happen to be peeking in....sending you "Get Well Soon" wishes!!

NanaDonnaThanks for the pretty Ad Colors...LOVE the bold yellow and Royal Blue with the crisp white.#2 - Love this card, never knew he played the drums. Love the color-combo and you did an awesome job on the drum and drumsticks. Like the use of the cord instead of ribbon on a guy card...looks more masculine.#1 - What an awesome technique! It's all so pretty and the silhouette looks awesome, right down to his shiny red nose!! Like the stamped pine trees and the panels...beautiful card! Looks like you will be walking around with blue fingers until AFTER the holidays!#3 in Ad Colors - LOVE it! LOVE it!! See why I LOVE this color-combo...it shouts at you "Look at me!!" Great embossing, corners, pattern papers, sentiment and matting....did I say "I LOVE it!!"??

christinePlease be sure to share with us all your stamping work, would love to see it!

LisaDon't have the right paper???....Michael's is having a 4/$1 single sheet sale. But, no Christmas sheet paper yet, when I went.

GiseleHope you and your Family had a Happy Thanksgiving! The name tags are so pretty (beautiful china, too!), love the addition of the fresh Rosemary...bet there were lots of yummy scents at your house that day!!#2 in Ad Colors - Love the snowflake BG, the white on blue glittery snowflakes look so pretty. I, too, have those metal snowflakes, hope I get to use them this Christmas, forgot about them last year. Cute hat and scarf on Mr. Snowman. Did you add the Bling to the ribbon, or bought it like that???....very pretty.#1 - Pretty embossed BG paper and like the old-fashioned photos and frame. Pretty ribbon and Holly.#4 - Pretty! Like the ornaments hung with the ribbon and the swirly "Noel".#3 - Cute! Cute! Cute!! Your DGN will love it. Great details and so colorful, love all the layering, and of, course two of our favorite embossing folders!

laurahunterWe don't mind at all...we love new people joining this awesome group! You card is so cute, great job on the coloring of the little girl. LOVE the big satin bow!! Would love to see the inside of the card.

Yippee I got all my cards done.Here is my sketch #4 The paper is from last years CTMH Christmas paper pack.The ornaments were cut using the Artiste cartridge then spray with Glimmer Mist, I did not extend the ribbon/cord below the ornaments like the sketch because it didn't think it would look right. TFL

Hi Ladies...I think I got this right ... my 2nd time posting here and I did Sketch #1 ... it's supposed to rain in my neck of the woods tomorrow, so maybe Sketch #2, #3 will get done, who knows ... and I don't know everyone, so I'm just gonna say I love all your cards and love the little name plates - so creative ! Thanks for looking at my sketch and hope I got it right.

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